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Ken, I think that piece of steel had about 29 layers of alternating 1/8 thickness of 1080 / 15N20 steel

Thanks for the positive feedback. :)

1080/15N20 steel by maker with a Maple Burl handle. Stainless fitting with spacers. Got to love that natural red in the Maple.

52100 / 15N20 laddered crushed W's steel with dovetailed stainless bolster and Maroon Micarta handle

Ray I have been using 52100 for some time. It seems to work well with the 15N20 and tends to be darker than 1080. I sure hope these scales don't break :(

It's that time of year to get some hunters finished. Stretched crushed W's 52100 / 15N20 damascus with some spectacular Ironwood and stainless fittings.

Just finished two twin hunters. Forged 52100 / 15N20 stretched crushed W's with dovetailed bolsters and Lignum Vitae handles.

52100 / 15N20 steel ,forged and stretched crushed W's maple burl handle with stainless fittings

52100 / 15N20 stretched crushed W's, stainless fittings and a Lignum Vitae handle.

52100 / 12N20 stretched crushed W's with stainless fitting and Lignum Vitae handle. One of the hardest and most dense woods on earth, sinks in water.

About 11/4 x 11/4 x 11/2 This will give you a piece of steel 1 1/2 x .150 x 1.25*1.25*1.5/1.5/.150 =10.4 inches long. The nice thing about this pattern is there is no waste when you make it. With ladder and eye pattern over half the steel goes into dust and filings

They are pinned with 2 (1/8) SS pins I never liked soldering bolsters. Did it once and never again.

Steel 52100 / 15N20 stretched crushed W's with stainless fittings and G10 handle.

All my stock is 1/8 thick

I start with about 21 or 25 layers of 1080/15N20 and it is forged vertically not horizontally. This is what gives you W's. The billet is ALWAYS forged verically this is what gives you the W's see attached picture I usually stretch to about 16 inches cut in 4 stack and re-weld, stretch to about...